Window frames can be seen at Empyrean International's Acton facility, which was closed in October due to financial trouble.
(Photos by Lisa Poole/For the Boston Globe)
Prefab pioneer folds
Court receiver takes over Empyrean after financial woes close the Acton-based builder
Window frames can be seen at Empyrean International's Acton facility, which was closed in October due to financial trouble.
(Photos by Lisa Poole/For the Boston Globe)
One of the granddaddies of the prefab home business is boarded up. Empyrean International, the Acton-based builder of Deck House, Acorn Homes, and most recently Dwell homes, abruptly closed in late October, laying off workers and padlocking the gates to its plant. Two weeks ago, a court-ordered receiver took control of the company. (Full article: 947 words)
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